In 1981, money was still quite valuable, and the soaring prices happened in the following years, so this price was not expensive.
Especially before the Chinese New Year, the prices of melon seeds and peanuts should have increased slightly. The retail price of melon seeds in the supply and marketing cooperatives is 35 cents and that of peanuts is 40 cents.
Therefore, at this price, Nian Guangjiu definitely makes a small profit but quick turnover. Of course, Nian Guangjiu's cost is lower than that of the state-owned factories.
"Master Nian is really nice. I won't bargain. I'll wait for you in Wuhu for three days. I'll come to load the goods after three days. But when the time comes, Master Nian, please help me hire a few large trucks to deliver them outside the city. I'll pay for the trucking myself."
The deal between the two was quickly reached. Nian Guangjiu did not ask for any deposit and directly asked the employees to start working overtime to prepare the food.
After Chen Xia came out of the melon seed factory, he found a hotel to stay in and prepared to make salted fish for three days.
As a foodie, when I go to a place, of course I have to try some local specialties, except for the "cow dung hot pot", which tastes too strong.
Wuhu’s specialty food should be the “Yangtze River Knife Fish”. It is said that a pound of this delicacy costs nearly ten thousand yuan decades later. Of course, a foodie like Chen Xia cannot miss it.
The current season is not the most delicious for knife fish, but Chen Xia doesn't care. In the early 1980s, knife fish was just an ordinary fish product and could be found in any restaurant.
After tasting it, I found that it tasted fresh, but it had too many thorns.
Chen Xia is not very good at spitting out bones. In his previous life, he often got fish stuck in his throat. Even his colleagues in the otolaryngology department were very familiar with him.
However, just because he didn't like to eat it didn't mean he wanted to miss out on this "soft gold in the water". Anyway, it wouldn't go bad if kept in space, so he bought it directly from the fishermen at the riverside dock. In two days, he purchased more than 2,000 kilograms of knife fish.
The current price of one pound is equivalent to two eggs, 40 cents. Later, one pound will be nearly 10,000 yuan. This price difference, wow, is the pace of making a fortune.
After three days of waiting, Nian Guangjiu packed the goods according to Chen Xia's requirements, 50 kilograms per bag, and 20,000 kilograms of melon seeds and peanuts were no less.
Chen Xia looked at the mountain of fried nuts and couldn't help but sigh, Nian Guangjiu is really a god.
"How's it going, Chief Chen? I hope I didn't waste your time."
"Brother Nian, I sincerely admire you. I believe we will meet again in the future."
Facing a little fan, Nian Guangjiu was in a very good mood.
He was just a self-employed person. Although he was rich in that era, he was looked down upon and his profession was despised. He was even thrown into prison again and again. Only he knew the bitterness of it.
Every pioneer is lonely.
So it was impossible for Nian Guangjiu not to be moved by the fact that this cadre from another province praised and admired him so much. He even felt like he had a "confidant".
The two held hands tightly, and everything was said without words.
Transporting so many roasted nuts from Huiqing Province to Zhijiang Province would be a huge hassle for others, but for Chen Xia, it was just a matter of waving his hand and it would be done.
I clapped my hands and went back to Yuezhou. The fried nuts were done and one item was crossed out.
Chen Xia was in a good mood and bought a lot of salted duck when changing trains in Jinling. It turned out that the big foodie was always thinking about eating wherever he went.
After Gu Lin cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to commit suicide at home, Dean Gu had to agree to let his beloved daughter go with Chen Xia to Zhoushan Islands to buy seafood.
But Old Man Gu was still worried, so he secretly instructed the two young nurses, Wang Hongjuan and Kong Zhenzhen, who went with him, not to let Gu Lin and Chen Xia be alone together, especially at night.
It seems that this old man has no confidence in his precious daughter at all. He has gone to the extent of guarding her against all odds. It's pitiful to see how concerned all fathers are.
Chen Xia was away for 6 days and finally returned to Ke Town. It was already mid-January 1981, and there were still 12 days before the Chinese New Year.
Chen Chun finally had her winter vacation, and her three little followers also came. Because their homes were all in distant provinces, it took several days to get home by train. Moreover, the train ticket cost dozens of yuan for a one-way trip, which was not something these poor children could afford.
In this era, most poor students don’t go home after studying in college for a few years.
In previous years, they lived in the dormitory, and the school would prepare a New Year's Eve dinner for them. But this year, a wealthy woman named Chen Chun appeared in the dormitory, and they were ready to fight against the rich.
Chen Chun's family has food and drink, and the house is big. The key is that there are no elders in the family, only a little brother who they can bully, so they are very relaxed and happy.
I even regard Chen Chun's house as my second home.
Look, when Chen Xia returned home, the four female college students were like a few happy little butterflies, some were cleaning the windows, some were sweeping the floor, and some were washing the sheets, all of them were busy and happy.
"Oh, I almost thought I walked into the wrong door. How come there are four snail girls in my house?"
As soon as Chen Xia entered the door, he saw the future Academician Chen standing on a ladder sweeping cobwebs. He was very happy in his heart. The deserted plum garden could finally be lively again.
Chen Chun was also quite surprised: "Second brother, you're back?"
"Sister, please give me some face in front of so many beauties. No need to call me Second Brother. Please call me Deputy Section Chief Chen."
"Hahaha, Chen Xia, you're so funny. Why don't you let us call you Dean Chen?"
Fang Meizhen smiled as she washed the sheets.
Suddenly, a red work ID card appeared in front of Fang Meizhen.
"Miss Fang, come and read these words with me. Yuezhou District Fourth Hospital, name Chen Xia, position Deputy Chief of the General Affairs Department."
"Wow, you really are the deputy section chief?"
Chen Xia raised his chin proudly: "To be precise, he is the acting section chief, in charge of all work."
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